• DocumentCode
    3063050
  • Title

    Optical scattering as a contrast mechanism in confocal imaging

  • Author

    Jacques, Steven L.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomedical Engineering & Dermatology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, 97229, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-25 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    803
  • Lastpage
    803
  • Abstract
    Reflectance-mode confocal microscopy can distinguish and measure the scattering coefficient (μs [cm−1]) and the anisotropy of scattering (g) of in vivo biological tissues, which characterize the ultrastructure of a tissue.
  • Keywords
    Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Biological tissues; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Focusing; In vivo; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Computer Simulation; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Light; Microscopy, Confocal; Models, Biological; Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; Refractometry; Scattering, Radiation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1814-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649274
  • Filename
    4649274